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====Metal–oxide–semiconductor FET (MOSFET)====
{{Main|MOSFET}}
The metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor ([[MOSFET]], MOS-FET, or MOS FET), also known as the metal–oxide–silicon transistor (MOS transistor, or MOS),<ref name="computer history-transistor"/> is a type of field-effect transistor that is [[Semiconductor device fabrication|fabricated]] by the [[thermal oxidation|controlled oxidation]] of a semiconductor, typically [[silicon]]. It has an insulated [[Metal gate|gate]], whose voltage determines the conductivity of the device. This ability to change conductivity with the amount of applied voltage can be used for amplifying or switching electronic [[signal (electrical engineering)|signals]]. The MOSFET is by far the most common transistor, and the basic building block of most modern [[electronics]].<ref name="triumph"/> The MOSFET accounts for 99.9% of all transistors in the world.<ref name="computerhistory2018">{{cite web |title=13 Sextillion & Counting: The Long & Winding Road to the Most Frequently Manufactured Human Artifact in History |url=https://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/13-sextillion-counting-the-long-winding-road-to-the-most-frequently-manufactured-human-artifact-in-history/ |date=April 2, 2018 |website=[[Computer History Museum]] |access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>